Il Council of State rejected the appeal of an entrepreneur who runs a company a Piancamuno (province of Brescia) which deals with the assembly of industrial plants. Because of numerous thefts suffered, in fact, this person had asked for the firearms license for personal defense, but according to the Prefecture there were no conditions for the release. In short, the fact that the man went around armed could not be justified.
In 2012, then, the Regional Administrative Court upheld the appeal, asking for a new investigation. The Council of State has spoken in recent days and denied the entrepreneur the license. According to the ruling, professionals such as lawyers and entrepreneurs cannot apply for a firearm license for self-defense. Furthermore, reports of theft are irrelevant from this point of view. In ten years there have been various interpretations of the story.
The administrative judges had agreed with the man, but not those of the constitutional body. Only the law can determine the specific categories who can arm themselves, otherwise it is necessary to respect the requirements of security and public order. The ruling on the Brescia entrepreneur will now become an important precedent for deciding on the self-defense, always a very current topic in our country.